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04.15.10
Connecticut Senator John McKinney, Senate Minority Leader, appoints Amy
as a Commissioner to the state's Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission.
November 2009
Amy becomes a Fellow of The James W. Cooper Fellows Program of The
Connecticut Bar Foundation that strives to promote a better
understanding of the legal profession and the judicial system among the
citizens of Connecticut, and addresses matters concerning the legal
profession and administration of justice in Connecticut, including the
structure, organization and challenges. Selections as a Fellow requires
demonstrated superior legal ability and devoting to the welfare of the
community, state, and nation, as well as to the advancement of the legal
professions.
03.30.09
Accepting the invitation of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, Amy joins its
Board of Directors. The Connecticut Bar Foundation, established in 1952,
is a non-profit organization which develops and administers programs to
enhance understanding and improvement of the law and legal institutions,
provides grants for legal research, and sponsors educational symposia.
The Foundation also administers the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts
(IOLTA) program for the benefit of legal services agencies and for law
school scholarships for students demonstrating financial need attending
law schools in Connecticut.
03.28.09
An alumna of the Sigma Delta chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority at Duke
University, Amy joins the Chapter Advisory Board of the newly installed Eta
Nu chapter at Sacred Heart University.
August 2007
Amy joins the National Advisory Council of the American Judicature Society
(AJS). Founded in 1913, the AJS is an independent, national, nonpartisan
organization of judges, lawyers, and other members of the public who
seek to improve the justice system. AJS, which brings a public perspective
to justice system issues, has the mission to secure and promote an
independent and qualified judiciary and fair system of justice. Primary
areas of focus are:
Judicial independence
Judicial conduct and ethics
Judicial selection
The jury
Criminal justice system
Public understanding of the justice system
07.01.07
Amy Chairs the Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee of the Connecticut
Bar Association for the 2007-2008 bar year.
04.05.07
Amy is featured in the Connecticut Lawyer magazine.
08.05.06
Amy joins the Council of the ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm
Division. With over 32,400 members, the GP Solo Division is one of the
largest groups within the ABA. Amy's four-year term began at the
adjournment of the ABA Annual Meeting in August 2006. She is also
serving as Director of Division 4 of the GP Solo Division.
04.26.06
Amy receives the 2nd Annual Edwin Archer Randolph Diversity Award from
the The Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity (formerly known as the
Connecticut Lawyers Group) for her significant contributions and
accomplishments in the advancement of attorneys of color within
Connecticut’s legal community. The award was presented at the Aetna
Theater in the Wadsworth Atheneum along with a Proclamation from CT
Governor M. Jodi Rell proclaiming April 26, 2006 as Amy Lin Meyerson Day
in the state of Connecticut.
03.17.06
Amy is featured as Law Star on Lawcrossing.com.
11.07.05
The Connecticut Bar Association Board of Governors appoints Amy to serve
on the Board of the Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut, Inc. that
serves as the access point to the legal aid services programs in
Connecticut which provide legal assistance in civil matters to low-income
persons.
10.20.05
Amy is installed as the President of the National Asian Pacific American Bar
Association (NAPABA) at its 17th Annual Convention in Chicago, IL.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, NAPABA advocates for the legal needs
and interests of the APA community and represents over 40,000 attorneys
and 47 local APA bar associations, whose practice settings range from solo
practices to large firms, corporations, legal services organizations, non-
profit organizations, law schools, and governmental agencies.
09.01.05
Amy accepts an invitation to become a Fellow of the American Bar
Foundation. Selection as a Fellow is recognition of a lawyer as one whose
professional, public and private career has demonstrated outstanding
dedication to the welfare of the community, the traditions of the profession
and the maintenance and advancement of the objectives of the American
Bar Association. Membership in The Fellows is limited to one-third of one
percent of the lawyers in each state.
Connecticut Senator John McKinney, Senate Minority Leader, appoints Amy
as a Commissioner to the state's Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission.
November 2009
Amy becomes a Fellow of The James W. Cooper Fellows Program of The
Connecticut Bar Foundation that strives to promote a better
understanding of the legal profession and the judicial system among the
citizens of Connecticut, and addresses matters concerning the legal
profession and administration of justice in Connecticut, including the
structure, organization and challenges. Selections as a Fellow requires
demonstrated superior legal ability and devoting to the welfare of the
community, state, and nation, as well as to the advancement of the legal
professions.
03.30.09
Accepting the invitation of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, Amy joins its
Board of Directors. The Connecticut Bar Foundation, established in 1952,
is a non-profit organization which develops and administers programs to
enhance understanding and improvement of the law and legal institutions,
provides grants for legal research, and sponsors educational symposia.
The Foundation also administers the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts
(IOLTA) program for the benefit of legal services agencies and for law
school scholarships for students demonstrating financial need attending
law schools in Connecticut.
03.28.09
An alumna of the Sigma Delta chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority at Duke
University, Amy joins the Chapter Advisory Board of the newly installed Eta
Nu chapter at Sacred Heart University.
August 2007
Amy joins the National Advisory Council of the American Judicature Society
(AJS). Founded in 1913, the AJS is an independent, national, nonpartisan
organization of judges, lawyers, and other members of the public who
seek to improve the justice system. AJS, which brings a public perspective
to justice system issues, has the mission to secure and promote an
independent and qualified judiciary and fair system of justice. Primary
areas of focus are:
Judicial independence
Judicial conduct and ethics
Judicial selection
The jury
Criminal justice system
Public understanding of the justice system
07.01.07
Amy Chairs the Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee of the Connecticut
Bar Association for the 2007-2008 bar year.
04.05.07
Amy is featured in the Connecticut Lawyer magazine.
08.05.06
Amy joins the Council of the ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm
Division. With over 32,400 members, the GP Solo Division is one of the
largest groups within the ABA. Amy's four-year term began at the
adjournment of the ABA Annual Meeting in August 2006. She is also
serving as Director of Division 4 of the GP Solo Division.
04.26.06
Amy receives the 2nd Annual Edwin Archer Randolph Diversity Award from
the The Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity (formerly known as the
Connecticut Lawyers Group) for her significant contributions and
accomplishments in the advancement of attorneys of color within
Connecticut’s legal community. The award was presented at the Aetna
Theater in the Wadsworth Atheneum along with a Proclamation from CT
Governor M. Jodi Rell proclaiming April 26, 2006 as Amy Lin Meyerson Day
in the state of Connecticut.
03.17.06
Amy is featured as Law Star on Lawcrossing.com.
11.07.05
The Connecticut Bar Association Board of Governors appoints Amy to serve
on the Board of the Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut, Inc. that
serves as the access point to the legal aid services programs in
Connecticut which provide legal assistance in civil matters to low-income
persons.
10.20.05
Amy is installed as the President of the National Asian Pacific American Bar
Association (NAPABA) at its 17th Annual Convention in Chicago, IL.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, NAPABA advocates for the legal needs
and interests of the APA community and represents over 40,000 attorneys
and 47 local APA bar associations, whose practice settings range from solo
practices to large firms, corporations, legal services organizations, non-
profit organizations, law schools, and governmental agencies.
09.01.05
Amy accepts an invitation to become a Fellow of the American Bar
Foundation. Selection as a Fellow is recognition of a lawyer as one whose
professional, public and private career has demonstrated outstanding
dedication to the welfare of the community, the traditions of the profession
and the maintenance and advancement of the objectives of the American
Bar Association. Membership in The Fellows is limited to one-third of one
percent of the lawyers in each state.
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2010
May 13-16
ABA General Practice, Solo
and Small Firm Division
Spring Meeting
St. Thomas, USVI
June 11-12
NAPABA Northeast Regional
Conference
NJ
August 5-10
ABA Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
October
ABA General Practice, Solo
and Small Firm Division
Fall Meeting
Austin, TX
November 2010
22nd Annual NAPABA
Convention
Los Angeles, CA
May 13-16
ABA General Practice, Solo
and Small Firm Division
Spring Meeting
St. Thomas, USVI
June 11-12
NAPABA Northeast Regional
Conference
NJ
August 5-10
ABA Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
October
ABA General Practice, Solo
and Small Firm Division
Fall Meeting
Austin, TX
November 2010
22nd Annual NAPABA
Convention
Los Angeles, CA